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Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:17:53 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9NYS Capitol is now smoke-free!http://smokefreecapital.org/nys-capitol-is-now-smoke-free/
http://smokefreecapital.org/nys-capitol-is-now-smoke-free/#commentsThu, 30 Jul 2015 13:17:53 +0000http://smokefreecapital.org/?p=2132Capitol Confidential » The Capitol’s new no-smoking cordon sanitaire.
]]>http://smokefreecapital.org/nys-capitol-is-now-smoke-free/feed/0E-cigarette ban right county movehttp://smokefreecapital.org/e-cigarette-ban-right-county-move/
http://smokefreecapital.org/e-cigarette-ban-right-county-move/#commentsTue, 14 Jul 2015 12:28:32 +0000http://smokefreecapital.org/?p=2129E-cigarette ban right county move - TU Letter to Editor
]]>http://smokefreecapital.org/e-cigarette-ban-right-county-move/feed/0CVS Health Quits U.S. Chamber Over Stance on Smoking – The New York Timeshttp://smokefreecapital.org/cvs-health-quits-u-s-chamber-over-stance-on-smoking-the-new-york-times/
http://smokefreecapital.org/cvs-health-quits-u-s-chamber-over-stance-on-smoking-the-new-york-times/#commentsWed, 08 Jul 2015 19:12:56 +0000http://smokefreecapital.org/?p=2127CVS Health Quits U.S. Chamber Over Stance on Smoking – The New York Times.
]]>http://smokefreecapital.org/cvs-health-quits-u-s-chamber-over-stance-on-smoking-the-new-york-times/feed/0Three out of 4 American adults favor making 21 the minimum age of sale for tobacco products | CDC Online Newsroom | CDChttp://smokefreecapital.org/three-out-of-4-american-adults-favor-making-21-the-minimum-age-of-sale-for-tobacco-products-cdc-online-newsroom-cdc/
http://smokefreecapital.org/three-out-of-4-american-adults-favor-making-21-the-minimum-age-of-sale-for-tobacco-products-cdc-online-newsroom-cdc/#commentsWed, 08 Jul 2015 14:29:20 +0000http://smokefreecapital.org/?p=2125Three out of 4 American adults favor making 21 the minimum age of sale for tobacco products | CDC Online Newsroom
]]>http://smokefreecapital.org/three-out-of-4-american-adults-favor-making-21-the-minimum-age-of-sale-for-tobacco-products-cdc-online-newsroom-cdc/feed/0Golub Corp. and Price Chopper supermarkets will not sell cigarettes at new Market 32 stores – Albany Business Reviewhttp://smokefreecapital.org/golub-corp-and-price-chopper-supermarkets-will-not-sell-cigarettes-at-new-market-32-stores-albany-business-review/
http://smokefreecapital.org/golub-corp-and-price-chopper-supermarkets-will-not-sell-cigarettes-at-new-market-32-stores-albany-business-review/#commentsWed, 17 Jun 2015 18:51:33 +0000http://smokefreecapital.org/?p=2123Golub Corp. and Price Chopper supermarkets will not sell cigarettes at new Market 32 stores – Albany Business Review.
]]>http://smokefreecapital.org/golub-corp-and-price-chopper-supermarkets-will-not-sell-cigarettes-at-new-market-32-stores-albany-business-review/feed/0Schenectady Housing Authority Smoke-Free Policy Effective & Popularhttp://smokefreecapital.org/schenectady-housing-authority-smoke-free-policy-effective-popular/
http://smokefreecapital.org/schenectady-housing-authority-smoke-free-policy-effective-popular/#commentsWed, 17 Jun 2015 16:22:28 +0000http://smokefreecapital.org/?p=2118Two years since the Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority (SMHA) implemented a smoke-free policy for its senior developments, the Capital District Tobacco-Free Coalition (CDTFC) announced that a recent survey shows that the policy is helping residents smoke less and is well-liked by a majority of residents.

“It’s gratifying to see that the no-smoking policy is beginning to create healthier homes for our residents,” stated Richard Homenick, executive director of SMHA. “While there is certainly room for improvement, we know that we have the support of residents to continue to work toward 100 percent smoke-free buildings.”

For more info:
Read Press Release shared by the Schenectady Chamber of Commerce here.
Read article in the Schenectady Gazette here.

]]>http://smokefreecapital.org/schenectady-housing-authority-smoke-free-policy-effective-popular/feed/0Agencies help many end tobacco dependence – TU LTEhttp://smokefreecapital.org/agencies-help-many-end-tobacco-dependence-tu-lte/
http://smokefreecapital.org/agencies-help-many-end-tobacco-dependence-tu-lte/#commentsMon, 08 Jun 2015 14:22:16 +0000http://smokefreecapital.org/?p=2115Agencies help many end tobacco dependence
]]>http://smokefreecapital.org/agencies-help-many-end-tobacco-dependence-tu-lte/feed/01st Tobacco-Free Tulip Fest!http://smokefreecapital.org/1st-tobacco-free-tulip-fest/
http://smokefreecapital.org/1st-tobacco-free-tulip-fest/#commentsTue, 12 May 2015 19:42:26 +0000http://smokefreecapital.org/?p=2092We had a great time in Washington Park over the weekend celebrating the 1st Tobacco-Free Tulip Fest with “Play Hard, Breathe Easy” games, prizes, giveaways. . .and more! Hundreds of festival-goers stopped by our booth to sign a banner thanking the City of Albany for making the parks tobacco-free, to enter a sweepstakes for a Fresh Air basket (winner to be announced soon), and to earn a prize pinwheel by playing hard at Hula Hoop, Twirl ‘n Jump and sack racing.

Shout outs to the Albany Police Department for posting tobacco-free message boards in the park; to the Department of Recreation and the Department of General Services for installing the tobacco-free signage; to Special Events for getting the word out to vendors and the community; and to the City’s Administration for their support. Thanks, too, to our UAlbany SUNY and Catholic Central High School student volunteers who worked hard and played hard and to all of you who stopped by our booth to help us celebrate!

Here are just a few pics from the weekend. . .more will be posted on our Facebook page soon. If you spot yourself in a photo, be sure to comment and let us know!

Acting New York State Health Commissioner, Dr. Howard Zucker is there along with Dr. Ursula Bauer of the CDC, calling on the next generation in New York to support the measures.

Check out the news story on WNYT.

]]>http://smokefreecapital.org/nys-tobacco-control-saves-lives-and-money/feed/0Officials call on next generation to control tobacco usehttp://smokefreecapital.org/officials-call-on-next-generation-to-control-tobacco-use/
http://smokefreecapital.org/officials-call-on-next-generation-to-control-tobacco-use/#commentsWed, 25 Feb 2015 14:31:21 +0000http://smokefreecapital.org/?p=2069Officials call on next generation to control tobacco use.
]]>http://smokefreecapital.org/officials-call-on-next-generation-to-control-tobacco-use/feed/0What Flying Was Like Before the Smoke Cleared – NYTimes.comhttp://smokefreecapital.org/what-flying-was-like-before-the-smoke-cleared-nytimes-com/
http://smokefreecapital.org/what-flying-was-like-before-the-smoke-cleared-nytimes-com/#commentsTue, 24 Feb 2015 15:05:42 +0000http://smokefreecapital.org/?p=2067What Flying Was Like Before the Smoke Cleared – NYTimes.com.
]]>http://smokefreecapital.org/what-flying-was-like-before-the-smoke-cleared-nytimes-com/feed/0Smiles Abound at Smoke-Free Movie Night!http://smokefreecapital.org/smiles-abound-at-smoke-free-movie-night/
http://smokefreecapital.org/smiles-abound-at-smoke-free-movie-night/#commentsThu, 19 Feb 2015 20:58:14 +0000http://smokefreecapital.org/?p=2063Last night, more than 200 people came out for Reality Check’s Family Movie Night at Afrim’s in Colonie. The event featured a free screening of the family-friendly and smoke-free movie Up, along with free pizza, snacks, face painting and activities at intermission. Attendees posed for photos with costumed characters Kevin, Russell and Mr. Fredricksen, in front of a hand-painted Up house and participated in activities to raise awareness of the impact of smoking in kids’ movies. Check out all the smiles and fun in photos posted on the Reality Check Facebook page.

The event was organized and hosted by Reality Check volunteer teens from Niskayuna High School and Albany County 4-H as part of the International Week of Action on Smokefree Movies. The student volunteers wore blue t-shirts emblazoned with “90%”, representing the percentage of adult smokers who started smoking before the age of 18. The teens collected parent signatures which will be combined with signatures from other Reality Check groups across the state calling upon the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to attach an “R” rating to any movie showing smoking.

Enjoy the movie for the first or fifteenth time (it never gets old), enjoy some free pizza, snacks, face painting and other activities during intermission. Have your photo taken with Up movie costumed characters Russell, Carl and Kevin and FREE balloons for all.

February 16-20 marks the International Week of Action (IWA) on Smoke-free Movies. Scheduled the same week as the Academy Awards, IWA is a chance for youth groups, parent groups, health organizations and consumer alliances worldwide to pressure the film industry to eliminate smoking from youth rated films. Capital District youth will be collecting signatures calling for the Motion Picture Association of America to attach an “R” rating to any movie showing smoking.

Bleacher seating is available, but feel free to bring your own blanket, low lawn chair or stadium seat. Doors will open at 4:30; event starts promptly at 5:00.

Sponsored by Capital Region Reality Check, a teen-led program to prevent youth smoking, and organized by local area